Behind the Mask: I Met A Clown…

Last weekend, I went to Brooklyn for the Soul of Brooklyn Block Party. I was curious to know what was going on there. While it didn’t turn out to be the block party atmosphere I expected, I was able to listen to a couple of steel pan players do their own version of popular songs, watched a Asase Yaa dance group performance and saw some of the costumes that will be worn at the West Indian parade in September. I also met a couple of interesting people there, like this person below. Her name is Ha! Ha! and she is a clown from Watoto Entertainment. She’s let me take her picture and she had a cute pretend dog with her, too. Also, take a look at some of the carnival costumes: